Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning
Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter's Square, explaining that his waning years ...
Tears, applause for pope at last public Mass
With a humble "Grazie" as bishops doffed their mitres and applause echoed through St. Peter's Basilica, a frail Pope Benedict XVI began his long ...
Pope celebrates last public Mass as pontiff
Beginning a long farewell to his flock, a weary Pope Benedict XVI celebrated his final public Mass as pontiff, presiding over Ash Wednesday services ...
Scouts' future uncertain if ban on gays is dropped
The Boy Scouts of America's proposed move away from its no-gays membership policy has outraged some longtime admirers, gratified many critics and ...
Obamas, Bidens attend Cathedral prayer service
President Barack Obama began the first full workday of his second term with a rousing, spiritual appeal for unity and strength from church leaders of ...
US-born Taliban fighter wins prison prayer lawsuit
An American convicted of fighting alongside the Taliban must be allowed to pray daily in a group with other Muslim inmates at his high-security prison ...
Egypt's pope urges Copts to 'not be afraid'
Egypt's pope urged his congregants to be joyful and "not be afraid" in his Mass for Coptic Christmas, trying to reassure a community feeling anxious ...
Chavez suffers new complications in cancer fight
President Hugo Chavez's new complications after cancer surgery prompted his closest allies to call for Venezuelans to pray for him on Monday, ...
Pope's Christmas message focuses on Mideast, China
In his Christmas message to the world Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the slaughter in Syria and for more meaningful negotiations ...
Conn. victims: Lively youngsters, devoted adults
At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for ...
Questions of 'Why' and 'How' fill pews in CT town
Six-year-old Jennifer Waters came to Mass on Sunday at Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church with a lot of questions. "The little children, are ...
Pope 'deeply saddened' by senseless attack in US
Pope Benedict XVI told pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square on Sunday that he is praying for the families of the 20 children and six adults who ...
Israel's Women of the Wall pray for equality
Israeli security guards at the Western Wall on Friday searched women worshippers arriving at the holiest place where Jews can pray for a seemingly ...
At public meetings, fights over prayer drag on
It happens every week at meetings in towns, counties and cities nationwide. A lawmaker or religious leader leads a prayer before officials begin the ...
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